Skål International Committees 2023
The Skål International Committees have been working tirelessly since the beginning of the year to define their objectives for 2023.
COMMITTEES OBJECTIVES AND MEMBERS
TRANSITION COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Identify opportunities for change.
Implement the changes.
Train the members on the changes.
Facilitate a seamless transition process by engaging, educating and appealing to members to be part of this exciting process.
Finalize and implement guidelines/procedures and requirements of the Governance Plan passed by membership.
Coordinate with Statutes and By-laws Committee all changes and updates.
Worldwide training.
Coordinate candidate forums.
Coordinate election and plan logistics with the staff at Head Office.
MEMBERS
Juan I. Steta: Skål International President - Executive Board Liaison
Hulya Aslantas: Advisor
Alfred Merse: Australia / Oceania - Co-Chairman
Lavonne Wittmann: South Africa / Africa - Co-Chairman
Holly Powers: U.S.A. / Americas - Co-Chairman
Jean-François Côté: Canada / Americas
Sanjay Datta: India / Asia
Maureen Ogola: Kenya / Africa
Fernando Azcona: Mexico / Americas
Bruce Garrett: New Zealand / Oceania
Fiona Angelico: South Africa / Africa
David Fontanella: Switzerland / Europe
Hiro Liao: Taiwan / Asia
Heike Garcon-Suiheran: Thailand / Asia
Eric Etienne: United Kingdom / Europe
STATUTES/BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
To ensure transition and implementation of the new approved Governance structure.
To recommend further refinement of details of the new Governance Structure as needed.
To review how the approved Governance changes impact other structures of Skål International such as Clubs, National and Area Committees.
To put in place, temporary regulations dealing with the transition from the old to the new Governance Structure.
Clarify any By-Laws related questions that come up in this transition year.
Any other tasks assigned by the Executive Board.
MEMBERS
Juan I. Steta: Skål International President - Executive Board Liaison
Salih Cene: Türkiye - Co-chairman
Mok Singh: USA / Americas - Co-chairman
Shekhar Divadkar: India / Asia
Burjis Mehta: India / Asia
Fernanda Soler: Mexico / Americas
Jan Sunde: Norway / Europe
Vernon Kirsten: South Africa / Africa
Arthur B. Allis: USA / Americas
Karen Trevino: USA / Americas
Leighton Cameron: New Zealand / Oceania
Serge Doyon: Canada /Americas
ADVOCACY, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & TRADE SHOWS COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Make Skål International more relevant to its members, their businesses, and the travel industry in general.
Identify global challenges to the travel industry and work to resolve them in conjunction with the Skål network and industry partners.
Confront child trafficking within the tourism and work to reduce or eliminate it.
Incorporate sustainability as a leading Skål issue priority, train Clubs on how to address it, and work with global partners on making it a standard in the industry permanently.
With the Executive Committee, establish prioritized global partnerships and work through “Skål Ambassadors” to develop strong and meaningful relationships.
Develop guidelines for Skål International participation in key trade shows by defining who is the carrier at each of the Skål relationships, look for opportunities for Skål positive visibility, and use it to develop club and membership growth.
MEMBERS
Andres Hayes: Skål International Director - Executive Board Liaison
Jane Garcia: Mexico / Americas - Co-chairman
Olukemi (Kemi) Soetan: Nigeria / Africa - Co-chairman
Steve Richer: USA / Americas - Co-chairman
Carlos Asensio: Argentina / Americas
Alfred Merse: Australia / Oceania
Susan Webb: Canada / Americas
Ville Riihimäki: Finland / Europe
Stella Appenteng: Ghana / Africa
Mark Mendes: India / Asia
Hari Valmiki: India / Asia
Carl Vaz: India / Asia
Armando Ballarin: Italy / Europe
Rosemary Mugambi: Kenya / Africa
Kitty Wong: Mexico / Americas
Kevin Rautenbach: Thailand / Asia
Mayumi Hu: Taiwan / Asia
Hülya Aslantas: Türkiye
Farida Ddamulira: Uganda / Africa
Michaela Claudino: USA / Americas
Joost Demeyer: USA / Americas
Iris Salazar: USA / Americas
Tito Livio Mongelli: Italy / Europe
TRAINING & EDUCATION COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Attend… Learn… Engage… Grow
Encourage our members to attend our training podcasts.
Educate and empower our members with knowledge of the history and benefits of Skål Membership.
Enhance engagement skills within our membership base to strengthen effective networking.
Through training and education skills, we envisage growth in knowledge of our members about our organization, interest shown by industry peers with regards to Skål International which will culminate in membership growth.
MEMBERS
Julie Dabaly-Scott: International Skål Council President - Executive Board Liaison
Lavonne Wittmann: South Africa / Africa - Chairman
Marjolaine De Sa: Canada / Americas
Shalini Charles: India / Asia
Lucy Macridis: Kenya / Africa
Carol Bayne: South Africa / Africa
Benita Bezuidenhout: South Africa / Africa
Tekin Ertan: Türkiye
Jim Dwyer: USA / Americas
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Finalise anything from 2022 e.g. Testimonial video to be distributed.
Toolbox for all Clubs to access all up to date information.
Review website and recommend any changes that will assist Clubs.
Retention.
Succession Planning.
Review Club structures and the ability for a larger Club/country to assist struggling Clubs such as Ghana/Italy and St. Petersburg/Monaco.
MEMBERS
Denise Scrafton: Skål International Vice President - Executive Board Liaison
Victoria Wales: New Zealand / Oceania - Chairman
Ash Munn: Australia / Oceania
Valerie Cote: Canada / Americas
Mehboob Harunani: Kenya / Africa
Dushyanthi Jayaweera: Sri Lanka / Asia
Selcuk Nazilli: Türkiye
Patina Farnham: UK / Europe
Karin Andersen: USA / Americas
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Meet once a month and discuss new technological development in the industry that is seen as necessary for:
Our website and membership platform to be considered.
Our members to be notified and updated – suggest articles and news share.
As the new website/membership platform progresses, give feedback to the Director of IT/Innovation and make suggestions/recommendations.
Provide feedback/recommendations on how Skål International can improve its presence in Social Media platforms – from technical point of view as content wise this would fall into PR/Communications Portfolio and Committee.
Assist Skål International HQ Team with any communication/training that needs to be transmitted to the National Committees or Clubs.
Support the Skål International HQ IT team when needed.
Provide any logistical support during the transition of the platform especially on the part when the Club website cloning phase begins.
Enhance support in feedback as end users or any suggestions they may produce with their observations within their industry that could support the ongoing project development.
MEMBERS
Mohan NSN: Skål International Director - Executive Board Liaison
Burcin Turkkan: Advisor
Graham Mann: New Zealand / Oceania - Co-Chairman
James Thurlby: Thailand / Asia - Co-Chairman
Alan Racic: Croatia / Europe
Wolfgang Hofmann: Germany / Europe
Toni Ritter: Germany / Europe
Alex Jacob: India /Asia
Vipul Tanna: India /Asia
Bruno Strati: Italy / Europe
Fulvio Giannetti: Italy / Europe
Shenaz Neky: Kenya / Africa
Mary Chin: USA / Americas
Paul Dhadda: USA / Americas
Riaan Jordaan: South Africa / Africa
Guillaume Mezino: Switzerland / Europe
MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Show the benefits of our International Organization.
Increase the numbers of members worldwide.
Show and bring value to our members or potential members.
Increase brand awareness.
Collaborate with the membership committee to leverage any opportunities of Communication.
How?
Educate:
Share best experience.
Guest speakers.
Panel.
Social (LinkedIn, Facebook…)
Use social media to communicate with our members, share experience… Anything that could show membership value to our members.
Train and empower our members on social media (All our members are potential ambassadors on social media).
MEMBERS
Annette Cardenas: Skål International Senior Vice President - Executive Board Liaison
Wayne Lee: USA / Americas - Co-Chairman
Frank Legrand: USA / Americas - Co-Chairman
Iasmin Abdulhadi: Argentina / Americas
Annett Reimers: Germany / Europe
June Mukherjee: India / Asia
Angie Angon: Mexico / Americas
Mine Gunes Kaya: Türkiye
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES
Generate sponsorship funds for the organization to be used towards the causes supported by Skål International globally.
MEMBERS
Anurag Gupta: India / Asia - Co-Chairman
Deniz Anapa: Türkiye - Co-Chairman
Ahmet Can Yesildag: Canada / Americas
Altan Demirkaya: Canada / Americas
Sudipta Deb: India / Asia
Sujata Mariwalla: India / Asia
Atilla Acet: Türkiye
AID COMMITTEES
UKRAINE FUND
MEMBERS
Matanyah Hecht: Israel / Middle East
Jan Sunde: Norway / Europe
Florin Tancu: Romania / Europe
TÜRKIYE FUND
MEMBERS
Sadik Altiparmak: Türkiye
Hülya Aslantas: Türkiye
Updated 17 April 2023